Simulation Standard

Know how your circuit behaves across process variation before silicon tells you, with Monte Carlo-accurate results up to 30X faster.

28 years ago

Mixed-Signal Simulation with SmartSpice in the Cadence Design Framework II

Users of the Cadence Design Framework II (DFII, versions 4.4.0 and above) have been enjoying a tight integration between SmartSpice and the Analog Artist Electrical Design System and Composer Design

28 years ago

Intrinsic Capacitance Parameter Extraction in UTMOST III

The intrinsic capacitance parameter extraction routine (INTCAP) is in the CAP analysis section of the UTMOST III MOS module (Routine#67). The INTCAP routine has 5 different intrinsic cap measurements and

28 years ago

Hints & Tips March 1999

Q: I often use the temporary reference point, but I would like to see both absolute coordinates and relative coordinates, without toggling the reference point on and off.

28 years ago

Advanced Pairwise Merging Algorithm for VLSI Floorplanning

This paper concerns the problem of determining optimal placement of rectangular blocks within a rectangular area known as the packing or cutting-stock problem. This problem arises at then floorplanning stage

28 years ago

Introducing Guardian – LVS Verification for PC-based Platforms

Guardian is a (state-of-the-art) hierarchical netlist comparison system, which eliminates many of the disadvantages of existing programs. Running on PCs under Windows NT, it easily compares circuits with a large

28 years ago

Mixed Circuit Device Simulation of Single Event Upset in a Memory Cell

This article presents Single Event Upset (SEU) simulation of a SRAM cell using MixedMode3D. MixedMode3D provides the capability to simultaneously perform circuit simulation coupled with three-dimensional device simulation. This allows

28 years ago

New, Fast Numerical Algorithm for Diffusion Modeling Implemented in ATHENA Version 5.0

A new diffusion algorithm based on a Galerkin method with linear finite elements, an extremely fast sparse matrix solver, and object oriented physical modeling is one of the new features

28 years ago

Hints & Tips January 1999

A. Typically, UTMOST III s-parameter module is used to measure the FT versus IC (collector current) characteristic of bipolar transistors. The FT_CE routine can also be utilized to extract important

28 years ago

New Parameters for TFT model: Amorphous (Level=35) and Poly-Silicon (Level=36) TFT

Several enhancements have been made to the TFT models in SmartSpice. New parameters have been added to improve accuracy and allow simular sophisticated modeling options to MOS.

28 years ago

Enhanced Statistical Features in SPAYN Version 1.7.2

When performing statistical analyses it is often necessary to compute transformations of the observed data. This transformation may only involve a single parameter, or it may be a complicated function